From
David Foley Sporting Books, Dallas, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Heritage Bookseller
AbeBooks member since 1996
Full red morocco with gilt spine titles and embellishments within raised bands, gilt rules & decorations to both covers; gilt dentelles backed with green silk moire endsheets; top edge gilt, others untrimmed; 4to; 376pp; illustrated with frontispiece drawing plus 213 others by Hugh Thomson and Herbert Railton; limited to 250 copies, this being number 184. The classic work on British coaching in the desirable large paper edition. This copy in near fine condition with the slightest bit of rubbing along bottom edges. Internally clean with all plates and images bright. Miniscule hole to frontispiece tissue guard. A sumptuous binding. Seller Inventory # 005819
Title: Coaching Days and Coaching Ways (Large Paper...
Publisher: Macmillan and Co., London
Publication Date: 1893
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Seller: Excalibur Books, Penzance, United Kingdom
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Thomson, Hugh & Railton, Herbert (illustrator). Numbered. Beautiful Illustrated Large Paper Edition, Limited to 250 Copies, Printed in August 1893. This book is No. 143. Fascinating Social and Local History, describing and giving the history of Inns and Halts along various Roads including: The Bath Road; The Brighton Road; The Holyhead Road. Many fine B&W illustrations, Full-Page and In-Text. Frontis illus. "The Post Boys". Dark Red cloth cover with original paper Title Label on spine. All page edges untrimmed. 376 Pages, 1.4 Kilos, 10 3/4" Tall. Spine faded. Some rubbing to paper label. Gift inscription on ffep dated 1894. No other inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Hinges sound and Text=Block firm. Weight 1.4 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you'd like more pictures, information or a shipping quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 017678
Quantity: 1 available